Category Archives: Weekly Updates

The end of the semester is upon us, and this will be my final update to the class website. (Please try to hold your applause until you finish reading this post.) Here’s how we’ll spend our last week in class: … Continue reading →

Brace yourselves for the shortest website update of the semester: We will spend the entire class period on Tuesday taking the second exam. To prepare for the exam, you should review your notes and the reading assignments, especially the material … Continue reading →

With the final project underway, we are officially in the homestretch of the semester. In the next few weeks, you’ll be marshaling all of your web design and writing skills to create beautiful finished sites. This is my favorite part … Continue reading →

Next week we will wrap up the usability testing project and begin working on our final project(s) of the semester. The “s” in parentheses on “project” is intentional, since we still need to determine how to allocate our time (both … Continue reading →

Since I’m going out of town tomorrow morning, I thought I would update the class website early this week to make sure that everyone knows what to do before I come back. If you have not already sent me a … Continue reading →

At this point in our usability testing unit, your team should have a rough draft of your usability testing protocol. Between now and Tuesday, continue to revise your protocol, and bring a final draft of the protocol to class that … Continue reading →

Our class discussions during Week 8 convinced me that many of you either didn’t complete the assigned readings or only skimmed them. I said this on Thursday, but I will repeat it here: I can’t stress enough how important it … Continue reading →

As I’ve watched you create and debug (and sometimes scrap and re-create) your CSS Zen Garden designs, I’ve been impressed with the variety of visual styles you’re using. Just think—eight weeks ago, most of you had never used cascading style … Continue reading →

Next week we’ll be in the home stretch for the CSS Zen Garden Redesign assignment. By Tuesday you should have a solid draft of your design that you are willing to share with your peers in class. Before you come … Continue reading →

It’s been a long week, so this update will be short and sweet. At this point, I have responded to every Zen Garden proposal I’ve received, so if you haven’t heard from me, please contact me ASAP with a proposal … Continue reading →

With the résumé assignment behind us, we’re ready to cover some advanced CSS techniques that will be essential to completing the CSS Zen Garden assignment. For a few weeks, I’ve been warning you that things are about to get more … Continue reading →

I enjoyed looking at the drafts of your résumé pages in class yesterday, and I’m excited to see how they turn out. Some of you are ready to put the finishing touches on your résumé, while others may need to … Continue reading →

I hope that yesterday’s in-class discussion about online résumés gave you some inspiration for your individual résumés, and I hope that all of you are keeping pace with the tutorials in the textbook. If you’re falling behind, please take some … Continue reading →

We started Week 1 going 90 miles per hour, with the vocabulary pre-test, but I hope we ended the week at a more reasonable pace. As I mentioned in class, some of you who have experience building websites may find … Continue reading →

Welcome to ENGW 3332: Writing and Publishing on the Web. This website will function as the online headquarters for our class this semester. Each week, I will post an update to the website with details about coming week, deadline reminders, … Continue reading →